2016 Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix

Car race March 2026 February 2025 USA Phoenix Phoenix-international-raceway-2011-new.svg Phoenix International Raceway (2011-2018) April 2 2016 Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix 2nd 2016 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg 2016 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach IndyCar Series Phoenix International Raceway Permanent racing facility 1.022 1.645 250 255.5 411.25 Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 38.2604 Brazil Tony Kanaan Chip Ganassi Racing 19.7379 215 Brazil Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing New Zealand Simon Pagenaud Team Penske France Will Power Team Penske Australia The 2016 Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix was the second round of the 2016 IndyCar Series season and the first oval race of the season. It took place on April 2, 2016, at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. The race marked the return of open wheel racing to the course, as IndyCar had not visited Phoenix since 2005. Team Penske driver Hélio Castroneves grabbed pole position for the race with a two lap time of 38.2604 seconds. In the process, he set a new single lap track record with a time of 19.0997 seconds. One incident occurred in qualifying when Carlos Muñoz spun and crashed in turn one during his attempt. Two other drivers, James Hinchcliffe and Takuma Sato, made no qualifying attempts due to damage sustained in practice incidents.http://www.indycar.com/News/2016/04/04-01-PIR-qualifying IndyCar Series INDYCAR April 1, 2016 July 17, 2016 Castroneves breaks track record on way to winning Phoenix pole Hélio Castroneves led the opening 39 laps of the race before a right-front tire puncture ruined his race. Juan Pablo Montoya inherited the lead and led to lap 95 before suffering the same fate as his teammate Castroneves. From there, Scott Dixon inherited the lead and led the remaining 155 laps, giving Dixon his 39th win and tying Al Unser for 4th in most career IndyCar victories.Dixon conquers on IndyCar's return to Phoenix David Malsher http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/dixon-conquers-on-indycars-return-to-phoenix-684247/?dt_start=2016-04-02&dt_end=2016-04-03&s=1 Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. April 3, 2016 July 17, 2016 Avondale, Arizona Simon Pagenaud finished second, moving him into the lead of the championship standings. Graham Rahal would prove the biggest mover in the race, charging up from a lowly 19th place start to finish in fifth place. Rahal was also the highest placed Honda in the race. Despite having little oval experience, Max Chilton surprised as the highest finishing rookie, coming across the line in 7th. A total of six caution flags flew during the race, all due to spins or contact. The first came on lap 50 when Luca Filippi spun coming off of the first turn. He did not make contact with the barriers. The second came on lap 120, when Carlos Muñoz hit the wall at the exit of turn four. Muñoz would retire from the race due to the damage to his car. Shortly after the restart from the second yellow, the third caution came on lap 134 when Josef Newgarden and Charlie Kimball made contact in the first turn, sending Kimball into a spin. Kimball was given a drive through penalty for avoidable contact for the incident. Lap 146 saw the next caution when Sébastien Bourdais went wide in turn three and brushed the outside wall in turn four. After finally having another significant green flag period, caution waved again for the fifth time of the race on lap 198, when Ed Carpenter drifted wide and slapped the outside wall in turn four, making him the second retirement of the race. The final yellow would come out on lap 248 and force the race to finish under yellow flag conditions after Alexander Rossi brushed the wall in turn four. Report Key Meaning R Rookie W Past winner Qualifying Pos No. Name Lap 1 Time Lap 2 Time Total Time Avg. Speed (mph)13 BRA Hélio Castroneves W19.099719.160738.2604192.324210 BRA Tony Kanaan W19.204619.218238.4228191.51132 COL Juan Pablo Montoya19.237519.214538.4520191.366483 USA Charlie Kimball19.227819.253538.4813191.220520 USA Ed Carpenter19.264719.305338.5700190.78069 NZL Scott Dixon19.356319.295638.6519190.376721 USA Josef Newgarden19.367519.341838.7093190.09488 GBR Max Chilton R19.363619.370538.7341189.972912 AUS Will Power19.463719.316038.7797189.7491022 FRA Simon Pagenaud19.446419.352638.7990189.6541127 USA Marco Andretti19.468019.450838.9188189.0711228 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay19.465319.475038.9403188.966137 RUS Mikhail Aleshin19.625019.515939.1409187.9981498 USA Alexander Rossi R19.682119.680439.3625186.9391511 FRA Sébastien Bourdais19.814819.631239.4460186.5441619 ITA Luca Filippi19.844219.756239.6009185.8141741 GBR Jack Hawksworth19.822419.942939.7653185.0461818 USA Conor Daly R20.022619.912139.9347184.2611915 USA Graham Rahal20.362120.570240.9323179.7702014 JPN Takuma SatoNo TimeNo Speed2126 COL Carlos MuñozNo TimeNo Speed225 CAN James HinchcliffeNo TimeNo SpeedOFFICIAL BOX SCORE Race results Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retiredrace5 2 Pit Stops Grid Laps Led Pts. Pointsrace5 119 NZL Scott DixonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2501:49:38.38553615553222 FRA Simon PagenaudTeam PenskeChevrolet250 +0.682531040312 AUS Will PowerTeam PenskeChevrolet250 +1.72643935410 BRA Tony Kanaan WChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet250 +1.95893232515 USA Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda250 +2.527231930621 USA Josef NewgardenEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet250 +2.7457572878 GBR Max Chilton RChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet250 +2.99143826811 FRA Sébastien BourdaisKVSH RacingChevrolet250 +3.94915152492 COL Juan Pablo MontoyaTeam PenskeChevrolet250 +4.45484356231028 USA Ryan Hunter-ReayAndretti AutosportHonda250 +5.214331220113 BRA Hélio Castroneves WTeam PenskeChevrolet250 +8.03244139211283 USA Charlie KimballChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet250 +9.336654181327 USA Marco AndrettiAndretti AutosportHonda250 +10.0918411171498 USA Alexander Rossi RAndretti Herta AutosportHonda250 +13.0555414161514 JPN Takuma SatoA. J. Foyt EnterprisesHonda249 +1 Lap520151618 USA Conor Daly RDale Coyne RacingHonda249 +1 Lap51814177 RUS Mikhail AleshinSchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda248 +2 Laps41313185 CAN James HinchcliffeSchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda248 +2 Laps622121941 GBR Jack HawksworthA. J. Foyt EnterprisesHonda246 +4 Laps617112019 ITA Luca FilippiDale Coyne RacingHonda243 +7 Laps416102120 USA Ed CarpenterEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet195Contact2592226 COL Carlos MuñozAndretti AutosportHonda116Contact2218OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Notes race1 1 Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position. race1 2 Race finished under caution Source for time gaps:Indycar 2016 Phoenix http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/results/2016/phoenix-82522/ July 17, 2016 Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 1 FRA Simon Pagenaud 83 10px 5 2 NZL Scott Dixon 79 10px 2 3 COL Juan Pablo Montoya 74 10px 1 4 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay 56 10px 4 5 BRA Tony Kanaan 54 Note: Only the top five positions are included. References External links Official Pit Stop Data Official Race Broadcast Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix 2016 2016 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg 2016 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 2005 XM Satellite Radio Indy 200 2017 Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix Category:2016 in sports in Arizona Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix